• Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Yes, but not very well. I am mildly irritated that one of the founding studies of experimental psychology is so little known. It takes cats quite a bit of time to figure out how to simply pull on a loop or step on a treadle in order to escape confinement and get fed.

    Thorndike’s work with cats predates Skinner’s work with rats by decades. https://youtube.com/watch?v=hhNxeYYyCSQ